frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

crosses her. Harry was correct in one respect only. 3 merely,
simply, barely, at best, at worst, at most, just, purely, not or
no more than, not or no greater than: She is only seventeen. I
received your note only today. Don't get excited, it's only a
small present.
--conj. 4 but, however, on the other hand, on the contrary,
contrariwise: The flowers are lovely, only they have no scent.
onset n. 1 attack, assault, onrush, onslaught, charge, strike, hit,
raid, storming, sally, sortie: These troops had to bear the
brunt of the onset. 2 beginning, start, outset, initiation,
inauguration, commencement, inception, dawn, birth, origin,
genesis, appearance, debut: We must leave before the onset of
the monsoon season. The sudden onset of a new policy will throw
the ministers into a panic.
onward adj. forward, advancing, progressive, progressing, moving
onward or forward: They resumed their onward march, laying
waste to the countryside as they went.
onwards adv. onward, forwards or forward, ahead, in front, on, forth:
They marched onwards through the dismal valley. From this day
onwards afternoon visiting hours will be from two to four
o'clock.
15.12 ooze
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ooze n. 1 slime, muck, mud, mire, silt, sludge, sediment, slush,
Colloq goo, gunk, guck, Slang US glop, goop: I stepped into the
bog and the ooze rose over the tops of my shoes.
--v. 2 exude, weep, seep, secrete, bleed, leak, drain, trickle;
emit, discharge: Sap continues to ooze from the gash in the
tree.
15.13 opacity...
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opacity n. 1 opaqueness, darkness, murkiness, dimness, obscurity,